Just reading the news makes me weary to go on vacation in Mexico. Tourist destinations are not being spared of the new murdering spree amongst drug cartels. Some reports talk about almost a hundred casualties over the last weekend alone:
Drug Violence Hits Mexico at Spring Break Time Just as Mexico begins to welcome Spring Break visitors, more violence is threatening tourism to the region. As The Times reported yesterday, nearly 50 people were killed nationwide in drug-gang violence over the weekend, including attacks in Acapulco as American college students began arriving for spring break.
New York Times
Mexican president heads to site of slayingsMexico's president was headed to Ciudad Juárez today to show resolve in his war on drug traffickers after attackers gunned down three people linked to the U.S. Consulate.
USA TODAY Violent attacks blight Mexico's Acapulco resortThirteen people have been killed in an outbreak of drug-related violence in the southern Mexican beach resort of Acapulco. Five of the dead were police officers whose patrol was machine gunned. Acapulco is one of Mexico's biggest tourist resorts, but in recent years it has been the scene of bloody turf wars between rival drug cartels.
BBC News Beheaded Mexicans dumped in tourist spotA total of 13 people have been killed in an outbreak of drug-related violence in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco. Five of the dead were police officers and another four were found beheaded. Acapulco is one of Mexico's best known holiday resorts, attracting thousands of tourists from Europe and North America.
ABC News